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That They Lived - African Americans Who Changed the World (Paperback)
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That They Lived - African Americans Who Changed the World (Paperback)
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Loot Price R411
Discovery Miles 4 110
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In February 2017, Rochelle Riley was reading Twitter posts and came
across a series of black-and-white photos of four-year-old Lola
dressed up as different African American women who had made
history. Rochelle was immediately smitten. She was so proud to see
this little girl so powerfully honor the struggle and achievement
of women several decades her senior. Rochelle reached out to Lola's
mom, Cristi Smith-Jones, and asked to pair her writing with
Smith-Jones's incredible photographs for a book. The goal? To teach
children on the cusp of puberty that they could be anything they
aspired to be, that every famous person was once a child who, in
some cases, overcame great obstacles to achieve. That They Lived:
African Americans Who Changed the World features Riley's grandson,
Caleb, and Lola photographed in timeless black and white, dressed
as important individuals such as business owners, educators, civil
rights leaders, and artists, alongside detailed biographies that
begin with the figures as young children who had the same
ambitions, fears, strengths, and obstacles facing them that readers
today may still experience. Muhammad Ali's bike was stolen when he
was twelve years old and the police officer he reported the crime
to suggested he learn how to fight before he caught up with the
thief. Bessie Coleman, the first African American female aviator,
collected and washed her neighbors' dirty laundry so she could
raise enough money for college. When Duke Ellington was seven years
old, he preferred playing baseball to attending the piano lessons
his mom had arranged. That They Lived fills in gaps in the history
that American children have been taught for generations. For
African American children, it will prove that they are more than
descendants of the enslaved. For all children, it will show that
every child can achieve great things and work together to make the
world a better place for all. That They Lived was made possible
through a grant provided by the Community Foundation for Southeast
Michigan.
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